here i will note the chapters: 1: Intro 2: V 3: C 4: O 5: P 6: how to use

Perfect for English lessons, or as part of a literacy across the curriculum scheme, the VCOP lessons aim to build students' fundamental writing skills. Engaging, differentiated, and easily adaptable, this lesson aims to improve students' skills at using varied and appropriate connectives in their writing, following a logical learning journey to ensure that students learn in bite-size steps: - Defining connectives types; - Identifying connectives in humorous writing examples; - Analysing connectives in an interesting descriptive passage; - Creating a descriptive piece, using varied connectives; - Peer or self evaluating their writing attempts, and in particular the use of connectives Resources, worksheets, and a lesson plan are provided. This resource can either be bought alone, or as part of a VCOP bundle (see resource VCOP - All lessons & scheme - vocabulary, connectives, openers, punctuation) for just £1 more.

A collection of ideas to develop use of Ros Wilson VCOP (vocabulary, connectives, sentence openers and connectives) collated from TES primary thread. Topics also included: word work; sentence structure and punctuation.

VCOP PPT explaination for staff or students

A VCOP Pyramid to help children improve their writing. Perfect for putting on desks so that the resource is always at hand. All sides have examples that show the progression to great writing. Vocabulary Conjunctions Openers Punctuation Cut out all four sides and use the tabs to make this great 3D Resource. Can be used from Y2 upwards. Suitable for the new curriculum.

Two games for use with VCOP. One is a Sentence Openers game - build a paragraph by rolling a dice and follwing the instructions. The second is a board game based on the Fiery Ideas ‘complication’ software. Topics also included: sentence structure and punctuation.

Resource which can be linked to Roald Dahl book or used as a stand alone resource. Encourages children to identify examples of ambitious vocabulary, punctuation etc and also to use them in their own sentences. Second sheet also compliments character work.

Time-saving, interactive resources for introducing children to VCOP.

A selection of quick fire activities (suitable for use in plenary or as 5 minute time fillers) to encourage children to think about Vocabulary, Connectives, Openings and Punctuation. They are designed to be cut into strips and then laminated. I find it useful to have a separate bag for each of the 4 areas, to make it easier to (literally and metaphorically) dip into them. I made them to use with a Year 1 class, but they may be useable or adaptable for other ages

I’ve pulled together various resources such as quick fire activities that I’d previously uploaded separately, and games and links suggested by other posters (notably bluerose) into 1 document.

Perfect for English lessons, or as part of a literacy across the curriculum scheme, the VCOP lessons aim to build students' fundamental writing skills. Engaging, differentiated, and easily adaptable, this lesson aims to improve students' skills at using varied and appropriate sentence openers, following a logical learning journey to ensure that students learn in bite-size steps: - Defining the different words that they can use to vary how they open sentences; - Identifying varied openers in humorous writing examples; - Analysing varied openings in an interesting descriptive passage; - Creating a descriptive piece, using varied sentence openers; - Peer or self evaluating the effectiveness of their varied sentence openers. Resources, worksheets, and a lesson plan are provided. This resource can either be bought alone, or as part of a VCOP bundle (see resource VCOP - All lessons & scheme - vocabulary, connectives, openers, punctuation) for just £1 more.

Series of slides with short challenges supporting the Ros Wilson VCOP (Vocabulary, connectives, openers and punctuation) made from collation of a TES primary thread and range of other materials. Designed to be put up on IWB at start of day or to be clicked on in odd moment or printed off as cards for early finishers. Other topics covered:setting; language choice.

VCOP based one-a-day starters for Literacy. Covers Vocabulary, Connectives, Openers and Punctuation. Based on others I saw. I have added to, tidied up, changed and adapted to suit me. Hope they suit you too!

resource to support VCOP during writing

Perfect for English lessons, or as part of a literacy across the curriculum scheme, the VCOP lessons aim to build students' fundamental writing skills. Engaging, differentiated, and easily adaptable, this lesson aims to improve students' skills at using varied and appropriate vocabulary, following a logical learning journey to ensure that students learn in bite-size steps: - Defining word types; - Identifying varied vocabulary in humorous writing examples; - Analysing varied vocabulary in an interesting descriptive passage; - Creating their descriptive piece, using varied vocabulary; - Peer or self evaluating their varied vocabulary attempts. Resources, worksheets, and a lesson plan are provided. This resource can either be bought alone, or as part of a VCOP bundle (see resource VCOP - All lessons & scheme - vocabulary, connectives, openers, punctuation) for just £1 more.

Perfect for English lessons, or as part of a literacy across the curriculum scheme, the VCOP lessons aim to build students' fundamental writing skills. Engaging, differentiated, and easily adaptable, this lesson aims to improve students' skills at using varied and appropriate punctuation, following a logical learning journey to ensure that students learn in bite-size steps: - Defining punctuation marks; - Identifying varied vocabulary in humorous writing examples; - Analysing varied vocabulary in an interesting descriptive passage; - Creating their descriptive piece, using varied vocabulary; - Peer or self evaluating their varied vocabulary attempts. Resources, worksheets, and a lesson plan are provided. This resource can either be bought alone, or as part of a VCOP bundle (see resource VCOP - All lessons & scheme - vocabulary, connectives, openers, punctuation) for just £1 more.

The letters VCOP, what each letter stands for, conjunctions, excellent openers and vocabulary ready to print and display in your classroom.

A planning sheet for a Vikings story using a VCOP focus on Connectives/Openers. Aimed at Primary 3/4/5 this provides a cleas structure for planning an imaginative story.

A VCOP starter to introduce children to adverbs. Powerpoint to introduce adverbs or refresh children's memories, and game cards to be cut up. Each child comes up, takes an action card and an adverb card and acts out the two cards. Other children guess what the action and adverb are. An excellent and engaging way to introduce adverbs. Geared towards a Year 4, or highly able Year 3 class. All images courtesy of http://clker.com